Abstract

Lessons from aviation safety: "plan your operation - and operate your plan!".

Highlights

  • The systematic implementation of surgical safety checklists in the past 5 to 10 years has contributed to a global decrease in morbidity and mortality after surgical procedures [1,2,3,4,5]

  • Aviation flight planning consists of four distinct steps: 1. Plan the flight using aviation charts to determine how to get from point A to point B

  • A detailed pre-flight equipment and instrument check of the aircraft itself, engine and navigation instruments, and fuel, oil and aircraft systems to ensure that all systems are working properly

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Summary

Introduction

The systematic implementation of surgical safety checklists in the past 5 to 10 years has contributed to a global decrease in morbidity and mortality after surgical procedures [1,2,3,4,5]. Aviation flight planning consists of four distinct steps: 1. We have to orchestrate in the operating room with a team of personnel dealing with an outrageous number of complex instrument sets and a huge inventory of different implants.

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